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Phoenix Suns draft history: Ryan McDonough's first-round picks

Phoenix Suns draft history: First round picks

Look back at the Suns' first round selections in the NBA draft, from Josh Jackson to Gary Gregor.
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Phoenix Suns draft history: First round picks

2017: Josh Jackson, Kansas (No. 4).
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Phoenix Suns draft history: First round picks

2016: Dragan Bender, Croatia (No. 4). (Note: The Suns also acquired Marquese Chriss from Washington with the No. 8 pick in the draft in 2016 in a trade with the Sacramento Kings).
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McDonough's first-round picks for Suns:

2013: Alex Len (No. 5 overall)

Len averaged 7.2 points and 6.5 rebounds for Phoenix in his five seasons with the team. He now plays for the Atlanta Hawks.

2013: Archie Goodwin (No. 29)

Goodwin was waived by the Suns in October of 2016. He now plays in the NBA's G-League.

2014: T.J. Warren (No. 14)

Warren has averaged 13.7 points per game and 4.1 rebounds per game in his four seasons with the Suns.

2014: Tyler Ennis (No. 18)

The Suns traded Ennis as part of the Brandon Knight deal in 2015. He played with the Lakers last season.

2014: Bogdan Bogdanovic (No. 27)

Bogdanovic was traded to the Kings as part of a deal for Marquese Chriss in 2016.

2015: Devin Booker (No. 13)

Booker has averaged 19.8 points, 3.5 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game in his three seasons with the team.

2016: Dragan Bender (No. 4)

Bender averaged 5.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in his two seasons in the NBA.

2017: Josh Jackson (No. 4)

Jackson averaged 13.1 points and 4.6 rebounds in his first season in the NBA.

2018: Deandre Ayton (No. 1)

Big things are expected out of Ayton, a center out of Arizona, who was taken with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft.

Note: McDonough also acquired Marquese Chriss at No. 8 overall in the 2016 NBA draft in a trade with the Sacramento Kings and Mikal Bridges at No. 10 in the 2018 NBA draft in a trade with the Philadelphia 76ers.

2015: Andrew Harrison, Kentucky (No. 44). (The Suns took the point guard for Memphis and traded him to the Grizzlies in exchange for Jon Leuer, a 6-foot-10, 228-pound power forward who played four seasons with Milwaukee, Cleveland and Memphis). Bob Donnan/USA TODAY Sports